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Sony Sendai FC

Japanese football club


Japanese football club

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clubnameSony Sendai FC
ソニー仙台FC
fullnameSony Sendai Football Club
founded
dissolved
stadiumYurtec Stadium Sendai
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
capacity19,694
ownerSony
managerJun Suzuki
leagueDisbanded
season2024
positionJFL, 12th of 16
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ソニー仙台FC Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture

Sony Sendai Football Club was a former Japanese football club based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. They last played in the Japan Football League, Japanese fourth tier of football league until 2024. They were withdrawn by their company.

History

The club was founded by the workers of Sony's Sendai factory in 1968. They kept a low profile playing mainly in the Miyagi Prefecture League for a long time. However, it changed suddenly in 1993 when they embarked on a challenging task to reach the former Japan Football League within 5 years. They became league champions for 4 consecutive seasons starting from 1994, first in the Prefecture League and the others in the Tōhoku Regional League. They achieved their goal and were promoted to the JFL by winning the 1997 Regional League play-off.

When the J. League Division 2 was formed in 1999, the club decided not to turn professional. They joined the newly organised Japan Football League instead and have been an established JFL side since then.

As a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Sony Sendai, with permission from the JFL, did not contest the first half of the 2011 season. They expectedly earned last place on points, but due to Machida Zelvia and Matsumoto Yamaga being promoted to Division 2 and JEF Reserves withdrawing from the competition, they were spared relegation.

In 2015, Sony Sendai won the second stage and earned its first JFL title by defeating first stage champions Vanraure Hachinohe on penalties after a tied two-leg final on aggregate.

On 27 September 2024, Sony announced the dissolution of the team, effective at the end of the 2024 JFL season, after fifty-six years of existence.

The Sony Group cited restructuring (downsizing) of its recording media business, which was based at the Tagajyo site of Sony Storage Media Manufacturing, its direct operating entity, as the reason for the cease of operations.

On 3 October 2024, the JFL Board of Directors unanimously approved Sony Sendai's withdrawal from the JFL, officially deciding that the club will leave the JFL at the end of this year.

League and cup record

ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated
LeagueEmperor's
CupShakaijin
CupSeasonDivisionTierTeamsPos.PW (OTW)DLFAGDPts
1998Former JFL21613th307 (1)1224271-29232nd round-
1999JFL395th247 (2)1142942-13263rd roundRunner-up
2000125th2211 (2)09513714371st roundNot eligible
20011614th3095162846-18321st round
2002184th1786325169301st round
2003169th301361146442451st round
2004166th30138950428473rd round
2005167th301551048371150-
2006189th34107174865-17371st round
20071811th34135164659-13442nd round
2008189th3415415534211493rd round
2009183rd341789493019592nd round
20101814th34119143442-8423rd round
20111818th173771424-10162nd round
20121712th32912112729-2392nd round
2013189th34121483334-1502nd round
20144145th261376452916463rd round
2015161st30218148212771-
2016166th301767562729571st round
2017163rd301857643628591st round
2018164th3016410674324522nd round
2019162nd30167760342655-
2020163rd1582525223262nd round
2021166th3214612523913482nd round
20221614th30513122339-1628-
2023154th281110746404432nd round
20241612th30107133440-6372nd round

;Key

  • P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained

Honours

HonourNo.YearsNational Regional League FinalsJapan Football LeagueTohoku Adult Soccer League
11997
12015
31995, 1996, 1997

Current squad

As of 1 April 2024.

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coachJPN Jun Suzuki
Assistant head coachJPN Shinji Honda
JPN Kenta Ogihara
Goalkeeper coachJPN Susumu Kaneko
TrainerJPN Taku Shikama
JPN Naoya Hiraizumi

Managerial history

ManagerNationalityTenureStartFinish
Kazuaki Nagasawa1 February 199931 January 2001
Noboru Yoshida1 February 200131 January 2004
Eiji Satō1 February 200431 January 2008
Hidenori Tabata1 February 200831 January 2012
Masato Ishikawa1 February 201231 January 2018
Shinji Honda1 February 201831 July 2019
Gen Nakamura1 August 201931 January 2022
Jun Suzuki1 February 202231 December 2024

Kit evolution

FP 1st
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References

References

  1. (27 September 2024). "JFL退会および活動終了について。".
  2. (2024-09-27). "ソニー仙台がJFL退会 15年には優勝".
  3. [http://www.jfl.or.jp/jfl-pc/view/s.php?a=2333 ソニー仙台FC、JFLからの退会と来季の編成について] - JFLオフィシャルサイト 2024年10月3日
  4. "ソニー仙台FC".
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